Recent weeks have seen a very welcome and renewed Republican campaign against the presence of Britain’s Colonial Militia in Communities.
The current campaign got underway with anti-RUC/PSNI posters and stickers from a number of groups which raised the anger of the Brits and their Colonial Administration in Ireland.
This was followed by a protest organised by Saoradh at the Levin Road community centre in Kilwilkie, Lurgan, Armagh, against the unwanted presence of the RUC.
In the aftermath of the posters and the initial successful protest, it was highlighted by several Republicans, including by AIA, that an anti-RUC/PSNI campaign is an area that could see important Republican coordination and cooperation and that a mass boycott of Britain’s Colonial Militia should be developed in Republican Communities across the Occupied 6 Counties.
Since then, the campaign has begun to develop momentum. Monday, February 24th, saw Republican activists from a number of groups confront and disrupt the presence of the RUC/PSNI at St. Comgall’s School in West Belfast.
The meeting, which was facilitated by Sinn Féin in their role as Britain’s Colonial Administrators, was attended not by the community but by Sinn Féin representatives, RUC terrorists and paid so-called community workers, many also linked to Sinn Féin. The Republican activists defiantly made their position clear that the RUC/PSNI were not welcome in Republican Communities and their protest successfully led to the meeting being abandoned.
On Tuesday, February 25th, Republican activists from several groups again turned out to protest the presence of the RUC/PSNI in the Girdwood Community Hub in North Belfast. Britain’s terrorists were again facilitated by Sinn Féin.
With young Republicans taking a prominent role, the reasons for the protest were outlined, the RUC/PSNI were told clearly that they were not welcome in Republican Communities, and the meeting was abandoned.
Speaking after the event, a spokesperson for Anti-Imperialist Action Ireland said, “The current anti-RUC/PSNI actions being carried out by Republicans, particularly in Belfast, are genuinely inspiring. The protests have shown that when Republicans get organised and cooperate in the community, Republican actions can be both successful and effective and give a bloody nose to the Brit Occupation, the RUC, and to their Colonial Administrators, Sinn Féin.
Anti-Imperialist Action Ireland commends the organisers and all the Republicans who have taken part in the recent direct actions. The protests in Belfast should be repeated in Republican Communities anytime the RUC attempt to hold meetings, visit schools, sporting or community organisations in their ongoing attempts to normalise the British Occupation of Ireland.
Sinn Féin should hang their heads in shame for facilitating meetings for the RUC in our communities and for the shameful role they are playing in the British Occupation of Ireland.”
The Spokesperson continued, “The British Occupation and Partition of Ireland will never be normal and will continue to be resisted by Republicans. More has been done by the recent protests against the RUC to highlight the ongoing British Occupation and normalisation in Ireland and to strengthen the Republican Resistance than we have seen for a long time. This week has shown that direct action is a key and effective way to confront and resist the British Occupation.
The effectiveness of these protests must be spread and continued. Republicans from all groups and none should come together across the Occupied 6 Counties and cooperate to keep Britain’s Colonial Militia out of our communities. The campaign can be expanded to ensure the RUC aren’t served in shops or restaurants, aren’t welcome in sporting or community groups, and through Republican cooperation, develop a mass boycott of the British Crown Forces.”
The Spokesperson concluded, “Such a campaign based on the tactics and cooperation we have witnessed between Republicans in recent days would greatly strengthen the Resistance Movement.
At a time when the Brits and Free State are once again attempting to present the Republican Movement as defeated, a mass campaign against the RUC/PSNI that develops cooperation and coordination between Republicans can give them their answer, that our struggle will continue until victory and can only get stronger. As Pádraig Pearse correctly said 110 years ago, ‘Ireland, unfree, shall never be at peace!'”